The Holocaust & the Exile of Yiddish

"One cannot read this work without feeling gratitude toward Trachtenberg for his prodigious research and the clarity of his understanding. One must read it also to understand the audacity of its original self-assigned task and the persistence of those who insisted—even after the destruction, even after multiple exiles and perilous journeys of survival—there was a task that must be completed. Such persistence, such dedication, such determination, and such loyalty to a common task."

~Michael Berenbaum, professor of Jewish studies and director of the Sigi Ziering Institute, American Jewish University, and managing editor, Encyclopaedia Judaica 2nd Edition

"A fresh contribution to Jewish studies as a whole and Yiddish studies in particular, this work is especially notable for bridging the prewar, World War II, and postwar periods."

~Cecile E. Kuznitz, author of YIVO and the Making of Modern Jewish Culture: Scholarship for the Yiddish Nation

"An excellent vantage point for understanding many things associated with Jewish life in the twentieth century. The scope of research and analysis is very impressive. This is a very useful book!"

~Gennady Estraikh, author of Transatlantic Russian Jewishness: Ide­o­log­i­cal Voy­ages of the Yid­dish Dai­ly Forverts in the First Half of the Twen­ti­eth Cen­tu­ry

"How a Yiddish encyclopedia became a document of the Holocaust and Jewish culture," by Benjamin Ivry

~The Forward

"Encyclopedic Knowledge: Rokhl’s Golden City: A new look at the story behind one of the quirkiest Yiddish reference books," by Rokhl Kafrissen

~Tablet